Just want to wish my Mom a Happy Mothers Day.....

I lost my Mom back in '02 and I will miss her every day til I die......

I wanted to let her know I love her & am grateful for every day we had together...the really good ones and the not so great ones. It was all life and therefore all good.

So, Mom, I open my heart & send you a big wave of love & heartfelt joy for all you taught me and gave me that enabled me to be a strong woman & mother myself.

My Mom loved roses.....

For those who want to wish their Moms a happy day...feel free to join in :)
:loveya::grouphug: to ALL MOMS here on DU!

Happy Mothers Day!!!!
DR

I'm so very fortunate to still have my mom.

Hugs for you, DR, and hugs and good vibes to all mom's everywhere!
:grouphug:

Oh yeah...gimme some o' dat good ol' peace, pie & Mom. ;)

:woohoo:

:hug:
DR

I'm right here with my mom, but I wish her a wonderful mother's day, as well. If I were to list all the major events swirling around our lives at this moment, and all of the tangles and knots we are resolving, it would take pages. So I'll just say,

I love my mom, and send big hugs to all the moms out there.

:grouphug:

:hug::loveya:
So glad you are there with her...can't wait to hear how things are...when you have time...I know it must be wild & crazy right now...but a GOOD wild & crazy I hope:)

:loveya:DR

Some really awesome things happening, and many extreme challenges and obstacles thrown our way. So far, we're juggling an incredible amount of big events; some issues with my escrows, some grandson custody issues, and, biggest of all, open-heart surgery tentatively scheduled next week for our boy. More later; I'm slipping in on borrowed "time" right now. All positive thoughts tossed our way are greatly appreciated.

:hug:

:hug:

DemEx

to my Mom. And one hell of a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to her, tomorrow. I love and miss her desperately. Mom died last August (04). Mom, if you can, come visit me sometime cause I'm still trying to find my heart since you've been gone.

me too....

Do you remember your dreams?? I've had soem great "mom" dreams since she passed ...always when I need them most.

:hug::hug::hug:



My parents would be having their 69th wedding anniversay this week and my Dad's 96th birthday this month (he passed in 95).....

often, but the dreams are about her in crisis. The last year of her life I was always rushing her to the ER, and therefore, those feelings of anxiety are still unwinding themselves from my body. I long for a dream when I'm just hugging her and she's healthy and happy.

God, it's still difficult, but I'm so thankful that you opened up this thread, I needed it more than I realized.

Miss you terribly since October 1995 when you were struck down with a brain aneurism.....I took the next flight from Amsterdam to Houston, sister-in-law picked me up at the airport and drove me straight to the hospital - up to your room to kiss and touch your feverish, dying body - still full of Momma! :cry: :loveya: - and watched your spirit pull away from your body taking long-intermittent breaths until you were no more. :cry:


GOD, how painful that parting was, and how grateful I was that you waited for me - who knows how I would have felt if you had not.....thank you so much for that loving gift, Momma.

Since that fateful day some of the essence of the color in my life has been removed, even though I know I will see you again one day in the not too distant future.

But of course I do not have to tell you this - you know.

Love to you forever, and, despite the tough adn painful times in our relationship this time around, I know that you love me and that you know that I love you.

:loveya: my Momma

Babs

:hug:

Missing you too, Mom- though you are still here with us in body. When I look in your eyes I see that they no longer hold the memories.
All of us- your six girls- will always remember the extraordinary mother you were!

All of your gifts we hold dear. You taught us all how to ski when we could walk, how to play tennis and swim, how to garden, how to knit, how to play the piano, guitar, flute and trumpet etc, etc.

You turned us on to Transendental Meditation, The Course in Miracles, Edgar Cayce and walking on hot coals! (My dad was a heatreater- you can imagine his reaction to that!!)

Perhaps the greatest treasure of all was the 4 pg. letter we found at your house last week addressed 'To all of my children'. Your love and your giving were never ending. You always showed us your positive, happy can do side. We now understand some of your struggles along the way.

Love to you Mom and all Moms around the world.

P.S. I do forgive you for voting Bush. Politics were just about the only thing you never understood!

:loveya:

and hugs to you both....:hug::hug::grouphug:

DR

You COULD come around once in a while, you know--you have that power Over There, along with others that you never dreamed of! I understand how you might not want to re-visit; it was certainly a painful journey out of Here. Word is that you are requiring a lot of recovery time, and that's OK, too.

Herself has set the homeplace abloom with flowers of every sort. The front of the barn is covered with white roses, the centerpiece of which is your Lady Banks, which we moved from the garage. There are portions of your big Hydrangea which are going on seven feet tall and the blooms are as blue as the sky used to be when you were Here. There are Irises and daffodils everywhere you look, verbena and hollyhocks, butterfly bush around the pear tree, climbing red roses on the well house, lillies and four-o-clocks (how many years since THEY were here)! Your lilacs are fat and happy.

The house is a WONDERFUL place to live! Being full of humans again seems to agree with it. It was extremely lonely after you left and I sensed that it was actually dying. Suffice it to say, that's been remedied! I had occasion to check the plumbing not long ago, and I'll be switched if everything under the floor doesn't still look new--forty-some years later. You sure built well, Old Girl. This place is a FORT!

Your pecan trees are thriving, as are the cherry trees. I fear we may lose that little apple tree that was bent over by the ice storms in 2000, but we're going to root some cuttings from it so's it will continue. We've planted half a dozen peach trees and three more apple trees, for I mean to have a Shady Grove in time for the 100th anniversary of the family being on this land.

Kittycat is still alive and well, though she is making no sudden moves. It took her a good few years to quit looking for you, but she has adjusted. Cats are pretty pragmatic, you know.

You ought to see your Grandson--he is built like a Viking (and yes, he plays guitar like ringing a bell!) You might even like that Malamute that he has taken up with.

That's about it, except to say that you are loved and missed and well-remembered. If you ever want to talk, you know where to find me!

D.

and what a fantastic way to remember your Mom.

I have to admit that was the most difficult for me...to be so far away from where Mom grew up and have no one else around who remembers her except my kids......its very different somehow not to have that land connection.......and yet, I just didn't really belong back east anymore......


:hug::loveya: thanks for sharing.....DR

I lost my Mom in '97 and this is the first year that I've bought flowers(yellow rose, yellow tulips,yellow and white daisies)and cooked a meal that honored her. It's been 8 years so something about that 8th year..She actually passed on Nov 8,1997 so it seems to be right on time!

Happy Mums' Day to all Mothers of the Earth!


I bought a card for her too and am going to write about things that have happened and how much I miss her :hug:

I like the yellow flowers,a special meal and a card. What a lovely day you gave her.

I really like the idea of a card telling her how you much you miss her & whats happening....:hug:

DR

She's an amazing woman--capable of acts of major strength and wisdom. I have been blessed to have her. She got her wish for Mother's Day this year. We brought Dad home from the hospital today. He's been there since last Monday. (He's had three "heart attacks" within the last six weeks.)

They have been married for 55 years and still kiss hello and goodbye. It was horrible to see her suffering while we waited for the docs to tell us what was happening with Dad. It was bad enough for my brother and I to worry about him, but watching her worry was just about more than I could deal with.

We are on borrowed time with Dad. We all know that. She and I have talked about it, but it doesn't help much when I see her torn up emotionally over what he's going thru. I wish I could offer her comfort beyond my presence, but there is not much I can say, really. We got lucky this time...

I love you Mom, I love you Dad. I tell you both often, but I just hope you both know how much.



Laura

with everything happening with your Dad. I'm glad he is home......:hug: to you all.

Keep us posted on how he is doing....and how YOU are doing......
:hug::hug::loveya:
DR

PS My theory is we can never tell people too often how much we love them and how much they mean to us:)

You were taken from me too soon, and my hope for this Mother's Day is that you are at peace.